It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic by fashion.
YVES SAINT LAURENTThe street and me is a love story. 1971 is a great date because, finally, fashion took to the street.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
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I find men’s clothing fascinating because sometime between, say, 1930 and 1936 a handful of basic shapes were created and still prevail as a sort of scale of expression, with which every man can project his own personality and his own dignity.
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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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I’d really like to be in closer contact with life. I’m a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself and to move without restraint. Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?
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Dressing is a way of life.
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I’m so secluded. Very alone.
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I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.
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I adore America. It’s an extraordinary country. A new country.
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Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.
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I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.
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I cannot pretend to do sculpture and make a woman the ridiculous pedestal of my pretensions. To render clothing poetic, yes–but one must preserve its dignity as clothing.
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